Luggage carrier for automobiles



NOV. 3, M. BLANTON LUGGAGE CARRIER FOR AUTOMOBILES ngi.

Nov. 3,1931. M. BLANTON LUGGAGE CARRIER FOR AUTOMOBILES Filed Nov. 19. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I 3mm L, Mlan mi ure2 butsh'owingthecarrierinfully opened.y

. Patented ov. 3, y1931 Y tours M. nLANToN, or Muni, oxLAioMA l 11 gfnuee'nen clinicien ronAUmonroBI-Lns 1 f;Applicatiesmea November 19', 1929...;seria1-no; 408,561.

'This invention relates to luggage Vcarriers for automobilesand has for itsprimary ob- "ject-to provide acarrier which',whennot in use,"may form a part of theautomobile run- @iningboard so that the usualfcontour `of the z running board will notbe'altered.

Still vanother object of the invention is yto .provide a luggage carrier 'designed to form a partof a motor'- vehicle running board jgjwhich may be adjusted vto diiierent sizes in g accordance withfthe amount of luggage to beV jf'transported. n. y I i V "'.Afstill lfurther objebfof th@ mventlon ,1S

f Ltoiprovide a luggage-.carrier which maybe '15) vopened kout in sucha manner as to provide a convenient camp table..-

Other objects and advantages of the presentfinvention will g-become apparent as the description of the same proceeds and the 1n- "mbvent-ionwili bev best understood from acon. side'ration of vthe 'following detailed descrip-f tion ytaken in connectionfwith the accompanying drawings forming part of this specilication, r`with the. understand-ing,`however, that the invention is not confined'to any strict conformity with the showing ofthe drawings vrbut may be changed or modiiied so longk as such changes or modifications mark nom/ate-` v rial departure romthe salient features ofl .30 theV invention as eirpressed'in-.the*appended- Figure 1 showsa portion of'afmotoruve'- y hicle running board plan showing the asso-` '35 eiation of the presentluggage carrier therewith: Y

" Figure 2 is a sectional viewtaken upon the line 2 2 of Figure 1 showing the carrier yFigure 3 is a sectionalview s imilarto Figpositibn y Figure iis a view in plan of the luggage carrier opened out'foruse as a camp table.- Figure 5 is a sectional view taken tubstantially upon the line5-5 fof Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken upon the line 6-6 of Figure 4'.' Y

yReferring moreparticularly to the'drawf. 159' ings wherein like' numerals of reference indily bg the numeral and as shown this part is ma e cate correspendingv parts throughout the several views, the numeral 1 indicates Athe running board of a motor vehcile, theusual apron extending longitudinally of the back of the runningbgoard being indicated by the numeralQQ j The .luggage carrier embodying the present invention is designed to form a permanent partei the running board l being positioned or sunk thereinto so that when it is in closed condition the top will be flush with or in the f same plane as the top of the running board.

'adjacent endl walls 8 to move thereagainst beneath the y.associate flanges). As shown the supplemental bottom portion 5 is adapted tol slide into and out of the portion l and is slightly smaller than this portion. so that y when the Lcarrier isy closed up it willbe housed inthemain portion of the bottom as shown `Adj acent its outer edgethe bottom section 6 A ofthe bottom portion 4 has extending Vup- S5 `wardly therethrough the bolts 12 one adjacent each side'wallSland each of these bolts extends through aclosed kslot 13 formed throughy and' transversely of. thev supplemental bottom'v poifti on,5, 'each bolt receiving' upon 90 its upperend athumb nutli for-holding the f supplemental bottomV portion 5 in a predetermined'position relative to the portion 4.

4,The top ofthe vcarrier is indicated generalup of two sections like the bottom3, one being the main top portion 16 and the other the supplemental top portion 17; f

As clearly shown in Figure 3 the main top'` portion 16 has a right angularly extending 19o 'y between the bodies for maintaining the same in predetermined relative positions.

3. A luggagecarrier ,for motor vehicles Vcomprising a tray-like body constituting the bottom ofthe carrier andv comprising a bottom, anninnerwall and side walls, the body v being set into the running board to dispose i *the top flush with the top vlo y A of the running board, a second bodyfconstituting the top of the carrier, a hinge connection* between said vsecond body .and the outerside of the first body whereby l'the second body may bedisposed over and ittedinto the first body or swung relative thereto, and adjustable connecting vmeans between theV bodies for maintaining the same inlpredetermined relative positions, eachfoiV said .bodies being formed in two adjustablyconnected sections where-I the width ofjeachbody may be increased. 4l. .A motor vehicle luggage carrierv comprising an elongatedv rectangular receptacle of substantially the same width as a'running board and designed vto be sunk thereinto to dispose its top flushwith the top ofthe running board, said receptaclecomprising a top l and a bottom, said bottom consisting of a y v main andan auxiliary portion, the main portion having side walls and an inner wall, the auxiliaryvportion having side walls slidably associated with the main portion side walls, means for securing said main and auxiliary portions in adjusted relation, -said top comprising a. main and an auxiliary portion,

said` main portion 'having an outer longitudinally extending wall, and saidauxiliary top portion having ka longitudinally extending wall, a sliding connection between said mainy and auxiliarytop, portions whereby the Vwidth of the top may be increased, a hinge connection between the longitudinally extending wall of the main top portion and vthe auxiliary bottomv portion, and longitudinally adjustable brace members connecting the top and bottom of the'receptacle for maintaining the same in adjusted position.

5. A luggage carrier of the character described comprising a receptacleof elongated rectangular contour formed of a top anda bottom section, said top and bottomsections each being formed in two parts whereby the Vwidth of each section may be increased, a

hinge connection betweenlsaid top and bottomsections at one longitudinal side thereof, and a longitudinally adjustable brace rod adapted toi connect theinnerside ofthe bot ytom section with the top section Vat its outer longitudinal edge for maintaining the sections in predetermined relative positions.

6. Alluggage carrier ofthe character described comprising a receptacle of elongated rectangular contourformed of a top and a bottom section, said top and bottom sections each being formedin two parts ywhereby the width of'yeach section may be increased,y a hinge connection vbetween said top and bot'- tom sections at one longitudinal side thereof, and adjustable brace rod adapted to connect the inner side of the bottom section with the top section at its outer longitudinal edge vfor maintaining the sections in predetermined relative positions, said bottom section being designed to form a part of a motor vehicle' running board and said top section being adapted to be swung to a position substan tially in thel same plane with the bottom sec'- tion, and detachable leg members adapted to be connected vwith the top section tomaintain the sections in position for use as a table.

7. A luggage carrier for motor vehicles, comprising a tray-like body constituting the bottom of the carrier and comprising a bottom ormedin two sections, one lying and slidable upon the other, an inner wall and side walls carried by the under one of the two sections, the bottom being set into the running board to dispose the top Hush with the top of the running board, a second body constitut ing the top of the carrier and comprising two sections normally disposed in juxtaposition, one of the two sections of both the top and bottom of the carrier having transverse slots therein, pins carried vby the otherl sections of the top and bottom of thecarrier `and engaging in the slots of the adjacent sections, means carried by said pins for se- Acuring the sections in adjusted position relative to one another, a hinge connectionbetween said second body and the outer side of the first body whereby the second body may be disposed over and tted into the first body or swung relative thereto, and adjustable connecting means between the bodies for maintaining the same in pre-determined relative positions.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiix m signature.

LOUIS M. BLANTON. 

